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Power, politics and performance: Russia's revamped Intervision song contest names a winner
September 20, 2025 - 3:28 PM

When Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc held aloft the crystal cup trophy in Moscow’s Live Arena on Saturday night, he became the inaugural winner of new song contest Intervision — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about performance.
Fonda, DiCaprio, Streisand and more mourn the death of Robert Redford
September 16, 2025 - 10:09 PM

Hollywood figures and fans of the movies mourned the death of Robert Redford, expressing affection and admiration for the actor, Oscar-winning director and Sundance Film Festival founder.
Black Screen Office releases guide for cultural sector to address anti-Black racism
September 09, 2025 - 11:01 AM

TORONTO — The Black Screen Office has released policy guidelines it says can help cultural organizations establish anti-Black racism measures that move beyond lip service and temporary fixes.
The defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting will get one of TV's biggest prizes
September 02, 2025 - 9:24 AM

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be honored with one of the television's top prizes even as it winds down its nearly 60-year work after the U.S. government withdrew funding.
White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation's 250th birthday
August 12, 2025 - 3:54 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution's content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history.
Hot Docs sells its cinema for $6.25 million, but will continue leasing it
August 11, 2025 - 1:23 PM

TORONTO — Hot Docs has sold its flagship cinema to a local family who will allow the organization to keep running the space year-round.
TikTok Canada halts arts sponsorships including with TIFF, Junos as shutdown looms
July 07, 2025 - 11:51 AM

TORONTO — TikTok says it's pulling out as a sponsor of several Canadian arts institutions including the Juno Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival as it prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down operations in Canada.
Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including 'Push It'
May 19, 2025 - 1:50 PM

Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music.
A landscape transformed: As it responds to cuts in federal programs, the arts community reels
May 12, 2025 - 7:32 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Marie Howe, one of this year's winners of the Pulitzer Prize, says being a writer is often less a career than a vocation. You rely on teaching and other outside work and seek support from foundations or from a government agency, like the National Endowment for the Arts.
UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap
May 01, 2025 - 5:37 AM

LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which has been criticized by U.K. politicians over statements about the Middle East and British politics, police said Thursday.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
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BC tenant's misconduct nets him $57,000, until landlord finds out
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Power, politics and performance: Russia's revamped Intervision song contest names a winner

Fonda, DiCaprio, Streisand and more mourn the death of Robert Redford

Black Screen Office releases guide for cultural sector to address anti-Black racism

The defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting will get one of TV's biggest prizes

White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation's 250th birthday

Hot Docs sells its cinema for $6.25 million, but will continue leasing it

TikTok Canada halts arts sponsorships including with TIFF, Junos as shutdown looms

Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including 'Push It'

A landscape transformed: As it responds to cuts in federal programs, the arts community reels

UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap

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